{"id":5189,"date":"2026-01-07T14:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/01\/07\/new-taliban-governor-bamyan-local-governance-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:45:23","slug":"new-taliban-governor-bamyan-local-governance-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/01\/07\/new-taliban-governor-bamyan-local-governance-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"New Taliban Governor of Bamyan Begins Duties Amid Concerns over Local Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gol Haidar Shafaq, the newly appointed Taliban governor of Bamyan province, officially began his duties on Tuesday in a formal ceremony. This appointment was made by the decree of the Taliban leadership and announced by local officials.<\/p>\n<p>At the introduction ceremony, several Taliban officials emphasized the hierarchical structure of the administration, stating that obedience to the new governor is &#8220;mandatory&#8221; for the people. These remarks once again raise questions about the role of the people&#8217;s will and the absence of participatory mechanisms in selecting local officials.<\/p>\n<p>Gol Haidar Shafaq previously served as the Taliban governor in Jawzjan province and was recently transferred to Bamyan. Bamyan, located in central Afghanistan, has long been known for its residents&#8217; insistence on accountable governance and respect for civil rights.<\/p>\n<p>However, the lack of electoral legitimacy and reliance on top-down orders in appointing governors have sparked widespread criticism of local governance under the Taliban administration, increasing concerns about the restriction of the local community&#8217;s role and voice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gol Haidar Shafaq starts as the new Taliban governor in Bamyan amid concerns over local participation and governance under Taliban rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}